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Fig. 20. Same specimen as No. 19, with incised lines and cord imprint in horizon- 

 tal bands and double zigzag, tilled with parallel lines at 45 degrees. 

 Idem, page 101, tig. 89. 



21. Small dots in continuous parallel lines at an angle of 1.5 degrees both ways, 



arranged in bands or zones of herring-bone pattern. A common form 

 of decoration in Brittany. Vase from dolmen of Portivi, Quiberon. 

 Original, Museum of Vanues. De Mortillet, IMusoe Prchistorlque, fig. 531. 



22. Dots slightly prolonged, in parallel lines, forming reversed pyramids, and 



arranged in bands around the vase. Greenwell, British Barrows, page 

 96, fig. 83. 



23. Imprints of cord showing only three or four twists, applied in difterent 



forms, the whole arranged in bands around the vase. Idem, page 97, 



fig. 84. 



Facing page. 



20. Geometric decorative designs in use in western Europe during the Neolithic 



period, some of which were continued into the Bronze age 422 



Explanation of Platk 20. 



Fig. 1. Crossed lines of small dots, arranged in bands — one f)f the common deco 

 rations of pottery in Brittany. From a fragment found at the Cromlech 

 of the Isle des Tisserands (Morbihau). (Original in Musee St. Germain.) 



2. Scallops made by thumb and finger on rude pottery at or near the edge. 



Lake dwelling of Eobenhauseu, Zurich, Switzerland. (Musce St. Ger- 

 main.) 



3. Incised perpendicular lines in groups of five or six, interspaced with 



small chevrons. Denmark. After Madsen, plate XLiv, page 44, fig. 11. 



4. Lines of large dots arranged in zones, alternated with bands of small dots, 



in parallels at 45 degrees. A single baud, also of fine points, arranged 

 in horizontal parallel lines in dogtooth or Vandyke points. Dolmen of 

 Er-Roh Trinite — sur-Mer (Morbihan), (Original, Museum of Yannes.) 



5. Fine points arranged in bands of Vandyke points in parallel liues at 45 



degrees. Museum of Vannes. Musce Prehistoriiiue, fig. 536. 

 5i. Coarse pottery rudely ornamented with thumb-nail marks alternated. 

 (Musce St. Germain. Musce Prehistorique, fig. 534.) 



6. A difi'erent ornamentation on the same specimen as fig. 3. 



8. Small points arranged in bands and zones, parallel, some of which are in 



single lines, others wider, wherein the liues of points are parallel at 

 angles of 45 degrees both ways. On same specimen as fig. 4. 



9. Liues of points close together, horizontal and parallel. Underneath are 



parallel incised lines in groups of seven or eight, arranged in festoons, 

 the plain surface above representing Vandyke points. Monsheim, near 

 Worms. (Museum of Mayence.) 



10. Cup-markings, single, plain, surrounded by a circle and connected by 

 a line. Covering-stone of dolmen, Baker-hill, Ross-shire, Scotland. 

 Simpson, Archicic Sculiituriugs, plate xiv, fig. 1. 



11- Bauds of incised lines, horizontal and parallel, the two upper ones plain, 

 at angle of 45 degrees both ways; lower band of horizontal incised 

 lines, Vandyke points. Dolmen de Keriaval (Morbihan). (Original, 

 Museum of Vannes. Mortillet, Mnsoe Prehistoriiiue, fig. 541.) 



12. Waved lines, zigzag, parallel and in bands. Those in the middle are broken 

 at alternate intervals. (Madsen, Antiquities of Denmark, plate xliii, 

 fig. 2.) 



15. Medium dots alternated with small broken incised lines. The latter ar- 

 ranged in horizontal parallels at the top and middle, indicating the out- 

 line of dogtooth ornament between. These are filled with medinm dots 

 arranged in horizontal liues; a lower band of three horizontal parallels 

 of medium dots. (Museum of Zurich. Musde Prehistorique, tig. 538.) 



